Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-19

Mineral Point Tribune.
w. II. & B. ]. BENNETT, Publishers.
MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN,
HosrL1rEs are threatened between
Austria and Montenegro, armed forces on
both sides being reported ready for
action.
Tnf Iowa State Board of Health favors
the im~ ediate resembling of the existing
quarantine in that State against Illinois
cattle.
TIE latest news in the Baltimore
and Ohio deal is that Jay Gogld is 10 take
s6,O00,OoO, hand in it, It's a poor rail
road deal that Mr.. Gould has no part in.
The special session of the Missouri
Legislature, called by the Governor for the
purpose Of regulating the State railroad
laws, met at Jefferson City, Wedne sday
IT is said that President Cleveland pre-
fers Emma Abbott TO Patti as a singer
The President is patriotic whatever may
be said of his taste
GEsERAL LEW WALLACE neither drinks
nor smokes, although he has an arm-load
of fine pipes and nargilehs which were
presented to him while Minister TO Tur-
key.
TnE Shah OF Persia hopes the resources
Of his country may be developed by the
aid of American capital. All that is
needed is for tke Shah to offer sufficient
Involvement
A DYNAMITE bomb was plowed up on a
farm near Michigan City, Ind, recently
which exploded and nearly killed the
plowman. Could Mr.. sehnaubet have
dropped it in his flight from Chicago
TuE procession of the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland at Washington
Thursday was imposing, the occasion be-
ing the formal dedication of the Garfield
statue. General Sheridan has been re-
elected President of the society.
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THERE is much excitement in Toronto,
Kingston and other Canadian cities over
the approaching meeting OF O'Brien, tho
Irish champion, against the Governor
General. There are symptoms Of serious
trouble.
II is said that Miss Dolph, daughter of
the rich Oregon Senator, could have mar
ried man worthS8O, 100000, but she has
chosen journalist and poet instead.
Having plenty of millions Of her own,
Miss Dolph wisely concluded to marry
something else
DARK compexioned women appear to
run to literature. Miss Booth, editor Of
Harper's Bazaar; Miss Glider, of the Critic
Mrs Lamb, of the Magazine of American
History; Mrs. Frank Leslie; Mrs. Conant
of Harpar's Bazaar, and "Jennie june all
have darS compilations.
Co1oNEL "NIck" SMITH, who married
daughter of Horace Greedy, now dead,
was at one time called the handsomest
man in America. He is now about 30
years old, and IS a true son of Kentucky.
for he can hit ten.cent peice at fifteen
PAGES, with a revolver, nine time out OF
ten.
PENSION COMMISSIONER BLACK has given
orders that preferences shall il all cases
be given to soldiers who have served il
the Union army, or the widows and or
phans of soldiers, in making appoint
ments to the clerical force of the Pension
Office.
Few of New Works magnates ride il
carriages to their business. Gonklinl
and Iugersoll use the street-cars goo'
deal, but Jay Gould, Cyrus w. Field
Chauncey NJ. Depew and Whitelaw Rei'
all perfer to walk and DO SO, Itis gener
ally the man that has no carriage tina
wants 20 ride
CRor reports from l55 counties in Min
nesota, Dakota and Iowa show that seed
ing throughout the Northwest hes beer
completed. The prospect now is that
with favorable weather, the crops, har
vested next Fall in Minnesota and Dakot
will be unprecedented.
By living on % cents day cold Maj
Hen" the New York miser, managed t.
leave a million dollars or SO for his re
latiyes and the lawyers to quarrel over
Mr.. Hen might just as well have INDUCED